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J. M. BASING'ER.

PAD CHECK HOOK.

Patented Aug. 2, 1887.

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UNITED STATES PATENT Ormea.

JAMES M. BASINGER, OF' BUFFALO, NEWr YORK, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO HARVEY D. BLAKESLEE, OF SAME PLAGE.

PAD CHECK-HOOK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 367,587, dated August 2, 1887.

Application filed March 9, 1887. Serial No. 230,192. (No modcl.)'

To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES M. BAsINeEn, of the city of Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Pad Cheek-Hooks, of

which the-following is a specification.

This invention relates to pad check-hooks which are attached to soft pads-that is, pads having no metallic plate-and in which the io shank of the hook is confined between the twostraps which form the pad by a screwbolt inserted through the upper strap and into the shank of the hook, the end of the shank being provided with a loop for attachment of the crupper or backestrap of the harness.

In making up a harness with a check-hook of this kind the shank of the hook is required to be placed between the pad-straps before the straps are sewed together. Vhen the shank 2o of the hook is arranged in place between the straps, the hook projects over the top strap and renders the operation of scwin g the two straps near the shank slow and tedious, as well as diflicnlt,-and, in the event of breakage of the hook when in use, the straps have to be separated by cutting the stitches before the broken hook can be removed, and when replaced by a new hook the straps have to he sewed together as before.

3o rlhe object of my invention is to construct a cheek-hook of this kind which can be readily secured in place between the padstraps after the latter have been sewed together and be easily'removed therefrom when desired for replacing a new hook.

The invention consists of the improvements which will be hereinafter fully set forth, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is 4o a side elevation, and Fig. 2 a top plan view, of

my improved check-hook attached to the pad. Fig. 3 is' a longitudinal `sectional elevation thereof. Fig. 4 is a cross-section inv line w x, Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a bottom plan view of the end loop of the hook. Fig. 6 is a bottom plan view of the shank of the hook. Figs. 7 and S are similar views to Figs. 4 and 5, showing a modified construction of my improved checkhook.

5o Like letters of reference refer to like parts in the several figures.

A A represent the padstraps of the harness, and B my improved cheek-hook attached thereto. rlhe hook Bis provided with a shank,

b, which is inserted between the two pad-straps A A', and'is held in place by a screw-bolt, C, which passes through the upper padstrap and is secured in a threaded socket, c, formed in the shank of the hook in the usual manner.

D represents the loop formed at the end of 6o the shank b for attachment of the crupper or back-strap of the harness.

The straps A A are sewed together by rows of .stitches near the edgesof the straps, leaving a space, e, through which the shank b passes.

Instead of casting the loop D on the end of the shank Z), the loop is formed in a separate piece from the shank, and is provided with a tongue or plate, F, projecting laterally from one side of the loop. rlhe tongue F is pro- 7o vided on its under side with a recess, f, which ts over the shank bof the hook and is secured thereto by the screw-bolt C. The tongue F is provided with an opening, g, and the upper pad-strap, A, with a similar opening, g', both 75 openings g g' heilig arranged in line with the threaded socket c of the shank when the parts are arranged in place, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, to permit the end of the screw-holt C to be inserted through the openings gg in the upper 8o strap, A, and tongue F and engage in the socket c of the shank of the hook. Upon tightening the bolt C the parts are firmly secured together.

h represents a shoulder formed on the upper side ofthe shank b and bearing against the S5 front edge of the pad-strap Awhen the shank is inserted in place between the straps, and h represents a similar shoulder formed on the loop D on the side adjacent to the tongue F and bearing against the opposite edge of the 9o padstrap A when the loop is secured in place.

To attach the hook to the pad, the plate or tongue F of the loop is inserted from the rear side or edge of the pad into the space c between the straps until the shoulder h hears against the edge of the upper strap, A. The

.shank b of the hook is' then inserted from the front side of t-he pad into the recess f of the plate until the shoulder h, bears against the front edge of the strap A. Then'the parts roo are in this position, the openings g g are in line with the socket c, and aresec'ured in place by the bolt C, as before described. The shank b of the pad-hook and the tongue plate F are made straight in their longitudinal directions, so that they can be inserted between the straps composing,` the pad by a simple movement in the longitudinal direction. Upon withdrawing` the screw-bolt C the parts can be readily detached and removed from thc pad when desired without defacing the pad. If preferred, the tongue or plate F may be constructed without the recess f and the recess be formed in the under side of the shank b to receive the tongue or plate of the loop, as shown in Figs. 7 and 8.

My improved check-hook can be formed at eomparately small expense, and permits the pad to be made up before attaching the hook to the pad.

I claim as my invention- 1. The combination, with a pad-hook provided with a straight Shank, b, having an opening, c, of a straight loop-plate, F, provided with an opening, g, and a detached fasteningscrew, C, whereby the plate of the pad-hooliand the loop-plate can be inserted into the pad from opposite sides thereof and be secured together after being inserted, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, With the hook B, provided with a shank,4 b, having a threaded socket, c, and a shoulder, 7L, of a loop, D, provided with a plate, F, and shoulder 72.', a recess, f, formed in the plate and adapted to receive the shank `of the hook, and a screw-bolt, C, whereby the shank is secured in the recess f of the plate, substantially as set forth.

fitness my hand this 1st day of March, 1887.

JAMES M. BASINGER.

Vitnesses:

JNO. J. BoNNER, GEO. J. BUCHHEIT, Jr. 

